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Sunday, April 19, 2026
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TowneFamilyVT
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Welcome to spring in Vermont: 75 and sunny yesterday, windchill of 27 and snowing today.
To fight the freeze, I built a secondary wall using 2-inch rigid foam insulation around the plant to catch and hold the heat from the space heater. Tonight, I'll drop another foam board right across the top to lock the warm air in completely.
There is a silver lining to the weather, though. The gloomy, overcast skies mean minimal transpiration stress on the canopy, allowing the plant to focus 100% of its energy on early root establishment in the new mound without fighting the sun.
Pushing a plant out this early is always a gamble. But if we can grind through these cold snaps now, the bet pays off with an early pollination, putting our peak pumpkin growth perfectly in sync with the warmest nights of July and August.
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